Here's what 30 seconds of the construction noise sounds like. It has been going on the entire morning. The whole block seems to be vibrating. One resident said that he is worried about a building collapse.

Ugh. When I was in high school, there was a pile-driver in action outside our classroom windows for three friggin' years. It really can drive a person mad and I'm sure the vibrations aren't good for any unstable buildings in the area.

Does that thing run on electricity, gasoline, or something else? Just curious.

Come now, folks, just suck it up - our new developer overlords have mandated that our personal quality of life, space, air and light matter not a whit in their pursuit of ever-more-obscene profits. Get used to it.

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